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[Wabbitdad12]

Well we had a bit of a flea problem with Sweetie, but we got good deal some rabbit friendly flea meds from Petco online. She is doing much better now, she still has some but not as many as before.

What do you get when you have an e-lop that doesn't want her nails cut? A whole lot of scratches on your arms. The only thing the towel did was delay the scratches for about 10 seconds.

Nibbles and Oreo are doing better. I put in some NIC panels with smaller squares so they cannot get to each other and fight. So I am hoping that this will help them get used to each other more.

Mr. HB (handsome bun or handsome boy) is getting bigger every day. He is now bigger then his momma. He still has a long way to go before he gets close to his poppa's size though.

All the buns are going through this last bale of hay incredibly fast. I am constantly refilling Daisy's, Handsome buns, Rudy's and Carmels hay bins. They keep munching it down. Well, they pull out their favorite pieces first, making a mess and then nibbling on it when all the "good" stuff is eaten.

It was nice the other night, I let Rudy out for a while and he did some binkies and today Titan and Handsome Boy did too.

 

[TinysMom]

wabbitmom12 wrote:

I know what you mean. When you have a favorite breed, it's a strange feeling to have something completely different come into your house.

We have found that, much like other pets, the parents' personalities helps determine a rabbit's demeanor. However, I'm sure you don't have any info your potential bunny's background. In general, Flemmies are usually pretty "chill". Not in the sense of being snooty or unaffectionate - quite the opposite! Just pretty calm, confident, and loving. Some people say they are the rabbit breed closest in behavior to dogs! They are so much QUIETER, though, LOL. But they are very loyal companions. When you said she might be a good tv-watching buddy, you are so right! They love to snuggle beside you and just hang out.

We've only had a couple of Flemmies that were little bit snotty...they were blue, so we called it the Blue-i-tude. Sometimes they were perfectly lovey, other times they were stubbon and bossy. Again, parent personality had to play a part...blues in general (in our area) have that reputation.

Our black Flemmies have been intelligent, calm, loving, snuggly, and inquisitive. As young ones, they got into a lot of "trouble" by being so nosy. By adulthood - as calm as could be. We've had a couple that followed us around like a puppy! Wherever you were...that's where they wanted to be. More than once we would turn around and trip over a black bun that had plopped itself down right behind us. Dave also has 2 that like to lay down on his feet every morning while he's TRYING to take care of everyone's food and water bottles, LOL.

Dave may have mentioned that some of ours love to be held, some don't. Some will let you hold them only when you are seated. All of them will sit beside you on the couch or floor for hours at a time, getting pats and hanging out. A couple of ours like to be tranced, finding it very calming, others HATE it. You will have fun discovering your girl's unique personality!

Nyx sure fits this description - for those who don't know - she is a black flemmie doe that I got from Dave & Karen last year. At first she was a real diva and loved to get into trouble - she even jumped out a window (TWICE) into the back yard. We didn't think she could jump that high to get out.

But now that she's older - she's such a sweetheart - unless she smells a banana or carrot or whatever- then she wants it and she wants it NOW.

I've really grown to love Nyx a lot. I would take more photos of her but its hard to get good photos of a black rabbit. Plus - the ones I have just don't show her majesty well enough.

Flemmies rock....as do e-lops....and holland lops....and lionheads....and polish...and...well....other rabbits.

But Flemmies rock more - cause they're bigger!

 

[TinysMom]

myheart wrote:

Anyhow, my question is, how much cage-space will she really need. I have been building condos for the kids, and plan on building one for my seven pound Satin that is two panel deep by four panels long. Would something like that work for a 15 pound bunner also, or does it need to be bigger? The condo has a second floor and an upper shelf for lounging. I would like for her to be free-roam since she was in her previous home. I just have to respect Zappa and Callie's space and run-time because they are here now.

Any thought would be appreciated.

myheart

I hope you don't mind (I'm pretty sure Dave & Karen won't mind) if I interject my experience here.

My flemmies that are caged have the XLarge and Giant dog crates that you can buy at the store. I forget the exact sizes - but I have seen three full grown flemmies stretched out in the giant cage napping - with room for probably a couple more on the sides or something.

You could lock her up during their run-time and she'd do fine in a cage like that.

However - I would not be surprised if she accepted them having their run time while she is out playing also.

I have some girls that are free roaming in an area and at least once a week Angel (polish) comes out for the day - and at other times Cindy (holland lop) will come out and spend the day. The other girls just ignore them or groom them for a bit and remind them of who is boss - and then leave them alone.

 

[JadeIcing]

Dave! I forgot to mention I have a new foster.... Will post pics but think you will like him. He is atleast part flemmie.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Can't wait to see!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Just another day in paradise here. We still don't have heat, using the wood burner, to keep the house warm. Then last night about 1am I went into the kitchen to take my medicine and stepped in a puddle of water near the sink. I opend the cabinet doors and discovered a leaking pipe. So in the middle of the night I am rummaging through my spare plumbing parts trying to find the right ones.

Luckily, I had the right parts and got the leaked stopped. I then went into the laundry room to get my clothes to go to bed and discoved a valve on our sump pump is leaking. Another repair for another day.

Well leave it to the buns to put a smile back on my face. This morning as I was taking care of the bunny's, Daisy Mae lept over the bunny gate and went into the main bathroom. Don't know why but I grabbed the camera and caught Miss Dassy pulling on the toilet paper. After I took the picture, she looked at me as if to say "What?"

On a totally unrelated topic, has anyone else not receiving notices about thread updates?

 

[TinysMom]

Daisy Mae wanted to make sure you had something to clean up in case the water got out again...she was being pro-active...

 

[Bassetluv]

Oh, the woes of house-upkeep! It does seem like when something happens, suddenly all of the other appliances/pipes/walls decide that they too, want some attention. Very frustrating.

I'm smiling at that cute picture of Miss Daisy! She looks like she's frustrated because you didn't have the decency to install the toilet paper holder at her level. :biggrin2:

 

[JadeIcing]

Haha that picture made me smile and I really needed it.

 

[hln917]

Wow I have alot to catch up on. Sorry to hear you hada bad day. Glad that Daisy Mae was able to make it better. She made my day~!:biggrin2: Thanks for the picture.

 

[myheart]

Are you sure she was pulling on the toilet paper? Perhaps she was just checking to make sure there was some on the roll for Karen so she wouldn't get mad at you for not replacing the empty roll. Daisy just wants to keep you out of the doghouse because she loves you so much.

Just a thought...

myheart

 

[wabbitmom12]

myheart wrote:

Are you sure she was pulling on the toilet paper? Perhaps she was just checking to make sure there was some on the roll for Karen so she wouldn't get mad at you for not replacing the empty roll.
myheart

You know, that is so very true! We girls have to stick together. Did you notice how the toilet lid (not just the seat!) was down? Thank you Daisy! Let's keep see if we can teach the males in the house some manners. :biggrin2:

 

[Bunny parents]

Lovely Daisy Mae, She wants to help you out, " Have no fear, dad. Daisy Mae is here. I'm ready for the next leaking ! ". hehe. I know, it's not a pleasant thing to do in the middle of the night. I remember when we had a leaking toilet bowl and we didn't have any parts to fix it. The only thing we could do before next morning comes was taking turns to change the bucket. It was full with water so quick ! what an exercise !

I love the bunny in wabbitmom12's avatar Hubby and I are thinking about adopting a bunny boy for keeping Kimiko company in the future and we both think about black and white bunny boy.

 

[kherrmann3]

Super-cute picture! I love Miss Daisy Mae! :hearts:

Love the shower curtain, too!

 

[wabbitmom12]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Love the shower curtain, too!

hee, hee! So now everyone knows what our bathroom looks like. :blushan: :big wink:

 

[wabbitmom12]

Bunny parents wrote:

I love the bunny in wabbitmom12's avatar Hubby and I are thinking about adopting a bunny boy for keeping Kimiko company in the future and we both think about black and white bunny boy.

Thank you Bunny parents! That's my Dutchie (aka, Dutchess). She's my personal bunny. When I give her scritchy scratchies on her back, she gives me kisses on my shoulder. :biggrin2:

It shouldn't be hard for you to find a black Dutch rabbit...lots of people are into breeding Dutch, and if they are "mismarked" (can be something very minor, like the black fur extending into the white slipper on the foot, or a black "beauty mark" on their cheek) - then many breeders sell them as pets, for even as low as $10.

Dutchess has a very laid back, sweet personality. I've heard from others that, for the most part, Dutch are happy, friendly rabbits.

 

[myheart]

wabbitmom12 wrote:

It shouldn't be hard for you to find a black Dutch rabbit...lots of people are into breeding Dutch, and if they are "mismarked" (can be something very minor, like the black fur extending into the white slipper on the foot, or a black "beauty mark" on their cheek) - then many breeders sell them as pets, for even as low as $10.

I was at an rabbit show a few years ago (and yes, I left all of my carriers at home). There was a lady there who had some mismarked Dutch babies for sale for, I think, five or ten dollars. I almost picked up a Chocolate girl!!! I was so close to squeeling, "Some one find a box!!!!" I would give anything to go back to that day to take her home with me. Mmmmm..... Chocolate Dutchie Girl......

 

[wabbitmom12]

myheart wrote:

wabbitmom12 wrote:

It shouldn't be hard for you to find a black Dutch rabbit...lots of people are into breeding Dutch, and if they are "mismarked" (can be something very minor, like the black fur extending into the white slipper on the foot, or a black "beauty mark" on their cheek) - then many breeders sell them as pets, for even as low as $10.

I was at an rabbit show a few years ago (and yes, I left all of my carriers at home). There was a lady there who had some mismarked Dutch babies for sale for, I think, five or ten dollars. I almost picked up a Chocolate girl!!! I was so close to squeeling, "Some one find a box!!!!" I would give anything to go back to that day to take her home with me. Mmmmm..... Chocolate Dutchie Girl......  

 

I'm so there with you! We had a Chocolate Dutch Buck named Mr. Smores. He was IN LOVE with me. (How do I know? Unneutered males have a way of telling you...by dropping pellets on you and/or wetting on you. After awhile, I wouldn't hold him, because he was a poopin' machine around me. Romantic, huh? But I always did pet and talk to him.) He really was about the world's sweetest bunny! He's at the Bridge now. He got wry-neck when he was only 2 years old. When we had to put him down, it was one of the saddest days of my life. :cry1:

 

[TinysMom]

How far is Elkhart form Indianapolis?

Just curious as I think I heard next year's ARBA convention will be in Indianapolis...

 

[wabbitmom12]

TinysMom wrote:

How far is Elkhart form Indianapolis?

Just curious as I think I heard next year's ARBA convention will be in Indianapolis...

SERIOUSLY?? I hadn't heard that. It's about 3 hours to north Indy, 3 1/2 to 4 to the south end of town. Definitely drivable. Probably not a lot more that what you have to drive from Del Rio to San Antonio, right?